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Latest Trends in Data Center

Networking Architecture

William Favre Slater, III

February 3, 2014

A Presentation for Panduit

Agenda

• Introduction

• Some History

• Latest Developments in Networking

• Technologies and Tools

• Looking Forward

• A Value Proposition

• Conclusion

• Questions

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INTRODUCTION


William F. Slater, III• Current Position – Project Manager / Sr. IT Consultant at Slater

Technologies, Inc.

• Working on projects related to

– Business Resiliency

– Security reviews and auditing

– ISO 27001 Project Implementations

– Subject Matter Expert for preparing Risk Management and Security

Exams at Western Governor’s State University in UT

– Published an eBook in June 2013 with articles about Security, Risk

Management, Project Management and Data Center Operations

– Providing subject matter expert services to Data Center product

vendors (PANDUIT) and other local businesses.

– Designing and creating a database application that streamlines

program management, security management, risk management and

reporting activities, for management of teams of IT workers and

developers in teleworking environments. It will first be a Windows

application and then be ported to the web.

– Developing and presenting technical training materials for

undergraduate and graduate students at the Illinois Institute of

Technology in the areas of Data Center Operations, Data Center

Architecture, and Information Technology hardware and software.



William F. Slater, IIIAn Introduction (continued)

• IT professional since July 1977

• Currently a Senior IT Consultant in IT Security, Information Security, IT Infrastructure Management, Data Center Operations & Development, IT Change Management, Application System Development, Technical Service Development, and Service Management

• An Adjunct Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology – 6 years

• Managed Microsoft’s Flagship Cloud Data Center, the Microsoft Chicago Data Center in 2008

• Managed Data Centers at BP from August 2001 – November 2006, was also a Change Management Manager and a System Administrator during that time.

• Have achieved over 70 IT-related certifications, including PMP, CDCP, CISSP, SSCP, CISA, MCITP, MS Project, Visio, MCSE 2003 Security & Messaging, MCSD, MCAD, MCDST, and MCT

• Data Center Technology Program – Marist College & and the Institute of Data Center Professionals, February 2008 – Received the Certified Data Center Professional Certification

• M.S. in Cybersecurity – Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE, 2013

• MBA, University of Phoenix, 2010

• MS in Computer Information Systems, University of Phoenix, 2004

• BS in Engineering Technology with a major in Computer Systems Technology, University of Memphis

• Published author & editor: Magazines, books, courseware

• Subject Matter Expert in Cybersecurity for Caveon Courseware and Testing

• Happily married (since December 2000) to Joanna K. Roguska, who is a professional web developer

• Native of Memphis, Tennessee

• Resident of Chicago / Chicagoland area since 1986 (except for the period between May 1991 and December 1994)

A Career in Information TechnologyIf you are interested, please visit these URLs:http://billslater.com/career

http://billslater.com/certifications

http://billslater.com/interview

http://billslater.com/writing

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http://billslater.com/ms_cybersecurity

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SOME DATA CENTER HISTORY


WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?


Why?

• Data and Data Centers are more important than ever in Organizations

• We have more Data Center Knowledge and Experience than ever

• The era of Cloud Computing and Big Data is here

• Data Center Infrastructures must respond to the speed and needs of Business

• Best practices in Data Center Infrastructure and Management, will result in happier customers and more business opportunities for Panduit and its customers


Most Important Concepts

• Power

• Cooling

• Safety

• Security

• Space planning and management

• Reliability and Availability – 100% Uptime

• Design for Concurrent Maintainability

• Stay abreast of relevant technologies in power, cooling, IT,

and management

• Persistence and the Will to Succeed


Data Center Design vs.

Data Center Operations


Data Center

CapEx OpEx

Pressures to

DESIGN and

BUILD the best

Data Center

possible that will

meet the needs of

the organization for

15 to 20 years

Pressures to

OPERATE the Data Center

facility as cost effectively

and efficiently as

possible to meet the

needs of the

organization for

15 to 20 years

Data Center

Design

Data Center

Operations

DATA CENTER DESIGN PLANNER

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http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/WTOL-7GKS2Z_R1_EN.swf

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Question

• Why don’t we have a tool like this Data Center

Design Planner to plan Data Center Network

Architectures?

• If I am selected to work at Panduit, I could help

design and develop such a tool.


WHAT’S REALLY HAPPENING ON THE

INTERNET AND WHERE IS IT ALL

GOING???


The Worldwide Data Explosion

2004 - 2014


45+ Hours

1000+


This was from Go-Globe in 2011.


This was from Go-Globe in 2011.

From Mary Meeker’s 2010 Internet Trends Presentation.


Where Is All This Data Going?

Into Cloud Data Centers!


View this Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDYCf4ONh5M


Capacity of the Internet

and the Web


NEWEST DATA CENTER

NETWORKING TRENDS



Data Center Network

Architecture

Performance

Managed

Adaptable

Secure

Cost Effective

“Future Proof”

Principles of Data Center Networking

• Sound Data Center Network Design

• High performance

• Layered and modular

• Scalable

• Adaptable and Flexible

• Manageable

• Resilient

• Secure

• Future-proof

• Well-documented


Latest Developments in

Networking Architecture


Development Example Benefit

Virtualized Network Switching

Management

Open vSwitch Better management of switching for

machines running virtual machines

Greater use of fiber Use of 10 Gb, 20 Gb, 40 Gb, and 100 Gb more

common

Greater bandwidth and performance

Converged Networks Cisco servers unify computing, networking,

management, virtualization, and storage access

into a single integrated architecture

Simplified management and greater

flexibility for future growth

WAN Optimization Riverbed Steelhead Devices Greatly improved communications

performance between sites connected by

WANs

IPv6 Organizations adopting IPv6 Better compatibility with other IPv6

infrastructures

Ethernet Fabric Brocade Overcome scalability limitations of viritual

server infrastructures and STP limitations

Solutions for STP Limitations TRILL and SPB Overcome Spanning Tree Protocol

Limitations

TECHNOLOGIES AND TOOLS


Open vSwitch• Open vSwitch can operate both as a soft

switch running within the hypervisor, and as the control stack for switching silicon. It has been ported to multiple virtualization platforms and switching chipsets. It is the default switch in XenServer 6.0, the XenCloud Platform and also supports Xen,KVM, ProxmoxVE and VirtualBox. It has also been integrated into many virtual management systems including OpenStack, openQRM, OpenNebulaand oVirt. The kernel datapath is distributed with Linux, and packages are available for Ubuntu, Debian, andFedora. The Open vSwitch release in development also supports FreeBSD.

• The bulk of the code is written in platform-independent C and is easily ported to other environments.


Source: http://openvswitch.org/

Ethernet Fabric (Brocade)


Source: http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/white_papers/What_Are_Ethernet_Fabrics_WP.pdf

TRILL


Source: http://etherealmind.com/trill-spb-spanning-tree-stp-risk-impact-design-reduce-domain-size/#The_TRILL_Effect

New Technologies I Have Worked WithTechnology Description Benefit

Virtualization with VMware Allows multiple Virtualized

servers on one physical server

Simplifies the operations

environment. It also allows

greater efficiencies in modern

Data Centers because it helps

conserve: electrical power,

hardware expenditures, Data

Center space, etc.

Data De-duplication with Avamar Keep synchronized backups of

data between two sites

Increases backup speed.

WAN Optimization using

Riverbed Steelhead devices

Increases WAN performance

giving performance like a LAN

Easier data transfers and better

performance of distributed

applications.

Virtual Core Switch Management

using Cisco VSS.

Allows management of Data

Center Core switches as a single

device

Resiliency, simplified

management.

High Performance LAN using

Cisco Nexus 7000 as Core Switch

Modern 40 Gigabit Ethernet

Switch

High Performance, Modern Switch

to “Future Proof” the Data Center

LAN

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Riverbed – WAN Optimization

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Source: Riverbed Whitepaper

A NOTABLE PAST

ACCOMPLISHMENT


Data Center Overhead View


Horizontal View

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Layer

Core

Layer

20 Gb Ethernet

40 Gb Ethernet

Physical Network Equipment Diagram

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Core Layer

Aggregation

Layer

Aggregation

Layer

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LOOKING FORWARD


The Impact of the Cloud Computing Paradigm


The Cloud at Your Service, by J. Rosenberg and A. Mateos, 2011

2014

Value Proposition

• At Panduit I would:

– Provide great solutions for customers

– Provide leadership and vision to develop world-class

Data Center planning and optimization tools

– Be a great Team Player


Conclusion

• Data Center Networking Architecture is more

critical than ever for the Modern Data Center

• The rapid pace of change in in Information

Technology and in Business has created a

greater need than ever to keep up and stay

ahead

• I believe that I could be a valuable contributor

to the Panduit Team


Questions?


SUPPLEMENTAL SLIDES

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William F. Slater, III• Current Position – Project Manager / Sr. IT Consultant at Slater

Technologies, Inc. Working on projects related to

– Business Resiliency

– Security reviews and auditing

– ISO 27001 Project Implementations

– Subject Matter Expert for preparing Risk Management and

Security Exams at Western Governor’s State University in UT

– Creating an eBook with articles about Security, Risk

Management, Project Management and Data Center Operations

– Providing subject matter expert services to Data Center product

vendors (PANDUIT) and other local businesses.

– Designing and creating a database application that streamlines

program management, security management, risk management

and reporting activities, for management of teams of IT workers

and developers in teleworking environments. It will first be a

Windows application and then be ported to the web.

– Developing and presenting technical training materials for

undergraduate and graduate students at the Illinois Institute of

Technology in the areas of Data Center Operations, Data Center

Architecture, and Information Technology hardware and

software.



William F. Slater, IIIAn Introduction (continued)

• IT professional since July 1977

• Currently a Senior IT Consultant in IT Security, Information Security, IT Infrastructure Management, Data Center Operations & Development, IT Change Management, Application System Development, Technical Service Development, and Service Management

• An Adjunct Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology – 6 years

• Managed Microsoft’s Flagship Cloud Data Center, the Microsoft Chicago Data Center in 2008

• Managed Data Centers at BP from August 2001 – November 2006, was also a Change Management Manager and a System Administrator during that time.

• Have achieved over 70 IT-related certifications, including PMP, CDCP, CISSP, SSCP, CISA, MCITP, MS Project, Visio, MCSE 2003 Security & Messaging, MCSD, MCAD, MCDST, and MCT

• Data Center Technology Program – Marist College & and the Institute of Data Center Professionals, February 2008 – Received the Certified Data Center Professional Certification

• M.S. in Cybersecurity – Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE, 2013

• MBA, University of Phoenix, 2010

• MS in Computer Information Systems, University of Phoenix, 2004

• BS in Engineering Technology with a major in Computer Systems Technology, University of Memphis

• Published author & editor: Magazines, books, courseware

• Subject Matter Expert in Cybersecurity for Caveon Courseware and Testing

• Happily married (since December 2000) to Joanna K. Roguska, who is a professional web developer

• Native of Memphis, Tennessee

• Resident of Chicago / Chicagoland area since 1986 (except for the period between May 1991 and December 1994)

1977 - First Job Out of College

2LT William F. Slater, III

United States Air Force

Computer Systems Staff Officer

July 1977

Strategic Air Command Headquarters

Offutt Air Force Base, NE

Circa late 1970s – UNCLASSIFIED Configuration



A Career in Information Technology

Financial Management Accomplishments

• 2001 - 2006 - BP Naperville Data Center, $1.5 million annual OpEx budget, and $1 million in annual projects

• 2006 - 2008 - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 22-person team, $4.3 million annual OpEx budget

• 2008 - Microsoft Data Center Manager, $43 million annual OpEx budget, $1 billion in CapEx budget

• 2008 – 2009 - Komatsu Data Center Build and Migration Project (Technisource), $4 million CapEx budget and $5.5 million in cost savings

• 2009 - 2010 - U.S. Air Force, 14-person Team, $1.3 million annual OpExbudget




The Microsoft Chicago Data Center –

Microsoft’s Flagship Cloud Data Center

59

US-294 Northbound. Two miles south of OHareInternational Airport

Microsoft Chicago Data Center in Northlake, IL. Actual street view photo from Google Maps

Microsoft Chicago Data Center in Northlake, IL. Actual architect’s drawing from 2007 - 2008

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The Microsoft Chicago Data Center –

Microsoft’s Flagship Cloud Data Center

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Size: 705,000 square feet

Power: 120 MW (enough to power 87,000 homes)

Critical Load for IT Equipment: 60 MW

No. of Physical Servers: > 330,000 Servers

601 Northwest Hwy, Northlake, IL

CH1

CH2

Microsoft

Chicago Data

Center

Operations Team

Summer 2008

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Technical Job Skills• Project Management• Program Management• Data Center Management• Infrastructure Management• Cybersecurity• Security Assessment • Security Design• Security Management• Mentoring• Troubleshooting• Problem Solving• Systems Administration• System Architecture and Design• Database Design, Implementation, and

Administration• Network Design, Implementation and

Administration • Intranet Design and Implementation• Disaster Recovery Planning and Business

Continuity Planning and Management• Technology Assessment• System Analysis & Design• Messaging – MS Exchange 2000 and 2003,

Outlook e-mail clients

• OO System Analysis & Design

• MS Project , MS Office, and Visio

• System Development Languages: VB .NET 2003, Visual Basic 6, Java 2, J2EE, C#, C++, PERL, and UML

• Databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, Access

• Scripting: PERL, VBScript, ADSI

• Web Authoring/Web Publishing

• System Performance Tuning

• GUI Analysis, Design and Review

• Technical Writing, Documentation, and Editing

• Technical Training

• Quality Management

• Safety Management

• Service Management Methodologies / Frameworks: ISO 20000, ITIL v3, ITIL v2, COBIT

• System Development Methodologies: Agile, SCRUM, RAD, JAD, RUP, MethodOne, SDLC, Waterfall.

• Project Management Methodologies: PMI PMBOK, PMBOK Lite, BP, Customized Project Management Methodologies, MethodOne, U.S. Air Force


Hardware

• Servers (Digital , HP, Dell, and IBM brands)

• IBM PCs and compatibles (laptops, desktops and towers) especially: COMPAQ, DELL, IBM, NEC, DEC, GATEWAY 2000

• Tablets: MS Surface, Kindle Fire

• VAXs from VAX 11/780 through VAX 8500

• Modems

• Printers

• Routers

• VPN Concentrators

• Switches

• Hubs

• Wireless devices - 802.11a / b / g / n devices

• NetApps NAS devices

• Network interface cards – Ethernet and WLAN

• SCSI

• RAID Controllers

• EISA, ISA, and PCI

• RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 disk arrays

• CD ROM drives (SCSI and IDE), etc.

• Older Stuff: IBM mainframes 308x series and 3090 series, Honeywell 60xx,


Soft Job Skills & Attributes

• Very strong People Skills

• Very strong Leadership Skills

• Writing

• Speaking

• Good Listener

• Teaching

• Strong intuition

• Empathetic

• Enthusiastic

• Mentoring

• Preparing and leading

meetings

• Friendly

• Helpful

• Kind

• Trustworthy

• Loyal

Certifications• PMP

• ITIL Foundation Certification v3

• Certified Data Center Professional

• CISSP

• SSCP

• CISA

• ISMES

• ISFS

• MCITP in Project Management

• MCITP in Windows Server 2008

• MCITP in Vista

• MCSE 2003: Security

• MCSE 2000: Security

• MCSA 2003: Security

• MCSA 2000: Security

• MCSE 2003: Messaging

• MCSE 2000: Messaging

• MCSA 2003: Messaging

• MCSA 2000: Messaging

• MCAD / MCSD in Visual Basic .NET

• MCAD / MCSD in C# .NET

• MCDBA SQL Server 2000

• MCDST in XP

• MSTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory:

Configuration

• MSTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure:

Configuration

• MSTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure:

Configuration

• MSTS: Microsoft Office Visio 2007, Application

Development

• MSTS: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects

• MSTS: Microsoft Windows Vista: Configuration

• MCP in Managing, Organizing and Delivering IT Solutions

by Using MS Solutions

• IT Project+

• Security+

• Server+

• A+

• Network+

• i-Net+


An eBook was

published

• William F. Slater III

• June 10, 2013

• Collection of articles and

documents related to

cybersecurity, risk

management and

cyberwarfare

• You can read about the

book and this link:http://billslater.com/ebook1



Soft Job Skills & Attributes

• Very strong People Skills

• Very strong Leadership Skills

• Writing

• Speaking

• Good Listener

• Teaching

• Strong intuition

• Empathetic

• Enthusiastic

• Mentoring

• Preparing and leading

meetings

• Friendly

• Helpful

• Kind

• Trustworthy

• Loyal

Solving a

Project Management Problem:

How to Handle the Challenges of Accurate Time Tracking and Reporting

When Handling Multiple High-Visibility, Complex Projects and Heavy Multi-tasking Every Day

William F. Slater, III, PMP

March 2013

(I designed, wrote and used this application)


Time Tracker Application Designed and Written in Visual Basic

By William F. Slater, III in July 2002

Using the Time Tracker

Application Output with Excel

for a Daily Summary Report.

The Application was designed

and written in

Visual Basic

By William F. Slater, III

in July 2002

Sorted Activities

With Time Durations

Actual Activities in the

Sequence that they occurred.

with time Durations

calculated by Excel

Daily summary

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Using the Time Tracker

Application Output with Excel

for a Weekly Summary Report.

The Application was designed

and written in

Visual Basic

By William F. Slater, III

in July 2002

Time Tracker 3.0

User Interface

William F. Slater, III

2008

Time Tracker 4.0

User Interface

William F. Slater, III

2010


Work Philosophy

It’s not how hard you work…

It’s how much you get done.

(from a Revelation Database Advertisement

Published in ComputerWorld in 1985)

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